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3 August 2026EPC band C: confirmed for 1 October 2030, not yet in forceThe confirmed 1 October 2030 standard, the £10,000 cost cap and the spending that already counts towards it, what happens to existing EPCs, and the band E rules that apply until then.Read the article →

5 August 2026The first quarterly update deadline is 7 August 2026The first MTD deadline for landlords mandated in April 2026, what an update actually contains, and how the 2026/27 penalty rules treat late updates and late payment.Read the article →28 July 2026The high value council tax surcharge is charged to the owner, not the tenantThe announced April 2028 surcharge, why owner liability changes the calculation for a let property, the four value bands, and how it sits alongside ATED for company-held property.Read the article →21 July 2026Phase 1 of the Renters' Rights Act applies to your existing tenancies, not just new onesWhat commenced on 1 May 2026 and applies to existing tenancies, the cash-flow effect of the rent-in-advance cap, and why Phase 2 and Phase 3 are not commenced.Read the article →15 July 2026Incorporation relief stopped being automatic on 6 April 2026The new claim requirement in the Finance Act 2026, what has to be in the claim, what a missed claim costs, and the Ramsay business test that decides whether relief was ever available.Read the article →19 June 2026From 6 April 2027 your rental income has its own, higher tax ratesProperty income rates of 22%, 42% and 47% from April 2027, the Section 24 reducer moving to 22%, the territorial limits, and why companies are not mentioned in the measure.Read the article →8 July 2026The furnished holiday lettings regime ended on 6 April 2025What Schedule 5 FA 2025 removed, the CGT reliefs lost under CG73505, the capital allowances and loss transitional rules, and the anti-forestalling rule that reaches back to 6 March 2024.Read the article →1 July 2026The stamp duty surcharge on a second property is 5 points, not 3The 5-point additional dwellings surcharge, the 17% corporate rate and its reliefs, the non-resident 2 points, and what the difference costs on a £300,000 purchase.Read the article →25 June 2026Taking money out of your property company got more expensive on 6 April 2026The new dividend rates, the corporation tax layer underneath them including the 26.5% marginal band and the associated companies trap, and why the case for a company now rests on retention.Read the article →15 June 2026Making Tax Digital tests your gross rent, not your profitQualifying income is turnover, not profit, and property and self-employment are added together. The three thresholds, the tax year each is tested on, and what is left out of the test.Read the article →

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